Tony the Tawny Owl chick
We’ve got a new resident in our farm barn, but he’s not a paying guest! “Tony”, as we’ve christened him, is a Tawny Owl chick and he’s doing well. As you can see from the photograph, he’s not yet got his feathers and until that happens, he’s being well looked after by his parents. It’s always good to see wildlife close-up, especially when birds and animals are living happily alongside man in a commercial farming environment.
Here’s what Tony will look like when he grows up.
Vegetable planting
This month (April) we have been busy planting cauliflowers and sweetcorn. Our farm soil has a light texture, which means it warms up early in the spring. This is ideal for transplanting young veg plants. As you can see from the photograph, it’s quite labour-intensive but at least it’s a sitting down job! (on a slow moving tractor). A selection of our farm produce is always available in our farm shop during the summer season. We also stock a wide range of food products from other Lancashire farmers and producers.
How to cook the perfect brussel sprout
With the festive season coming up, here’s a link to some advice we gave a few years back on how to select and cook the perfect brussel sprout. Hope this proves useful for the Christmas lunch!
Read More...Press Release – 1st July 2008
Echo and the Bunnymen star Will Sergeant has officially opened West Lancashire’s newest tearoom, farm shop and B&B.
The new-wave rock star has become a regular at the new tearoom and shop since it opened for business in March this year.
Echo and the Bunnymen have a massive worldwide following and recently announced a 30th anniversary concert at the Liverpool Echo Arena in November.
They are currently in the middle of a world tour with dates in Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands, including a sell-out gig at the Royal Albert Hall.
But the legendary guitarist took time out from touring the globe to officially open the business – which is just a few miles from his Scarisbrick home.
The Farm Burscough is quickly becoming renowned across Lancashire for its fresh award winning produce and home cooked meals.
Read More...Press Release – 17th March 2008
A Burscough farm has been named as the Best Producer in the whole of Lancashire.
The news was announced on the same day the Neale family opened a new tea room and farm shop at their family farm on Martin Lane.
Almost 200 producers from across the North West gathered at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Accrington, on Thursday, March 13, to compete in what have become the most prestigious food awards in the region.
Read More...Press Release – 16th November 2007
A farming family from West Lancashire has harvested another crop of awards.
The Neales from Burscough have just been named in the North West Fine Food Awards after scooping the regional Best Brassica and Best Vegetable categories.
The family will be taking part in the first ever Ormskirk Farmers’ Market this Friday, November 9.
With their fragrant fennel and delicious Romanesco Cauliflower the Neales convinced a select panel of judges and will now go on to complete in the finals next February – where they could be named as overall Best Producer.
The North West Fine Food Awards have been running for the last five years and are hotly contested, attracting hundreds of entries each year. They are judged by an expert panel of 24 judges including leading North West chefs, national food writers and guest judges.
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